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Camphausen, Ludolf
(Encyclopedia) Camphausen, LudolfCamphausen, Ludolfl&oomacr;ˈdôlf kämpˈhouzən [key], 1803–90, Prussian statesman and businessman. A leading merchant in Cologne, he headed the liberal ministry…Wolcott, Oliver, signer of the Declaration of Independence
(Encyclopedia) Wolcott, Oliver, 1726–97, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. South Windsor (then in Windsor), Conn.; son of Roger Wolcott. He…Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet de
(Encyclopedia) Bourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet deBourrienne, Louis Antoine Fauvelet delwē äNtwänˈ fōvəlāˈ də b&oomacr;rēĕnˈ [key], 1769–1834, French political figure. He was a friend and for a…Bowers, Eilley
(Encyclopedia) Bowers, Eilley, c.1827–1903, American frontier figure, b. Eilley Orrum in Scotland. She became a Mormon and moved (1855) to Nevada with her second husband. He returned (1857) to Salt…Boyd, Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Boyd, Ernest, 1887–1946, American critic and author, b. Dubin, Ireland. In the British consular service, he resigned in 1920 and settled in New York City, where he became an important…Thompson, William Hale
(Encyclopedia) Thompson, William Hale, 1869–1944, American politician, b. Boston. His family moved to Chicago when he was nine years old, and there he later entered politics as an alderman (1900–1902…Runge, Philipp Otto
(Encyclopedia) Runge, Philipp OttoRunge, Philipp Ottofēˈlĭp ôtˈō r&oobreve;ngˈə [key], 1777–1810, German painter. Immersed in the mysticism of the romantic movement in Germany, Runge became a…Baphomet
(Encyclopedia) BaphometBaphometbăfˈəmĕt [key], idol or mystical figure that the Knights Templars were accused of worshiping in the 14th cent. Apparently the name was unknown before that time in…Plushenko, Evgeni Viktorovich
(Encyclopedia) Plushenko, Evgeni Viktorovich, 1982–, Russian figure skater. Plushenko debuted at the Russian Nationals in 1996, won the World Junior Championship a year later, and won the bronze…square
(Encyclopedia) square, closed plane figure bounded by four straight line segments of equal length and meeting at right angles. The points of intersection of the lines, or sides, are called vertices.…Trending
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